The U.S. women's national team held a moment of silence for Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting victims before the Americans faced off with England during the SheBelieves Cup Wednesday at Orlando City Stadium.

The U.S. women's national team held a moment of silence for Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting victims before the Americans faced off with England during the SheBelieves Cup Wednesday at Orlando City Stadium.

Jordan Culver

For one minute in Orlando City Stadium, where noise is amplified to so that cheers can be deafening, there was absolutely no sound.

Before the United States women’s national team kicked off the SheBelieves Cup finale against England, the PA announcer called for a moment of silence to honor Alyssa Alhadeff, a 14-year-old soccer player at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who was killed during a mass shooting at the school that took the lives of 17 people.

The stadium went silent and a picture of Alhadeff was shown on the video board.

Alhadeff’s junior varsity, varsity and club teams attended the game. They were all given U.S. women’s national team jerseys with her name on the back. Several of her former teammates wiped away tears after she was honored with the moment of silence.

Before the game, the teams were also allowed to tour the U.S. locker room at Orlando City Stadium.

USWNT star Alex Morgan and the rest of the team agreed to host the family and teammates of Alhadeff after Jamie Morris, a captain on the school’s soccer team, posted a tweet asking the women’s national team to honor Alhadeff.

Morgan also extended an invitation for the group to any Orlando Pride game. The Pride kick off their season March 24 against Utah Royals FC.

Morgan said after the USWNT’s 1-0 victory, she met with Alhadeff’s parents.

“The moment of silence… it was definitely an emotional one and a lot of things were going through my head and you have to kind of shut that off and play a game one minute later, 60 seconds later.

“I’m looking forward to meeting her teammates from both high school and her club team as well and speaking with them and just hugging them.”